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    Spicegeist 2020

    Hello friends, acquaintances, and strangers! I didn't grow much this past season, just a couple of plants to tide me over. This year I'm doing a small grow to continue a few things I'd like to keep going. Much of the seed I'm attempting to germinate is a bit old, so I'm starting some now to see...
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    Spicegeist 2018

    I started a few plants in the fall and have been overwintering them.  I'm mostly focusing on a handful of my special bhut crosses.  Bottom left in this photo is a Chiltepin.  Bottom center is a coffee plant I grew from seed.  I spent a good part of this weekend squishing aphids.     Here's a C...
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    Spicegeist 2017 – Twelve Variations on “Bhut Jolokia”

    Besides my [not insignificant] overwinters and plants I already have going, I may only start these twelve seedlings of my absolute favorite bhut and bhut crosses:  
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    Spicegeist 2016 (͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    Yes, I said I was going to scale back to maybe even nothing.  But, this is just not going to happen.  I love peppers, love growing them, watching other people grow them, developing new crosses, eating them, talking about them, and yes, I even enjoy some drama from time to time ;)     Here's my...
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    Pink Tiger seedlings... which one to keep?

    So I started a handful of Pink Tiger seedlings (thanks standbyandfire) and they are showing some variation.  I was hoping someone with experience growing these could weigh in on this question:   I have some seedlings with green cotyledons and others with purple cotyledons... from your experience...
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    This year I'm not growing a whole lot, but enough to keep me happy :)   The first to sprout are Pink Tiger, can you see them here?:   I also have a couple of plants I started a while back, here are a some baby red bhut pods:  
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    heat Seven Pod is the "World's Hottest" and it was developed by Amerindians.

    *Edit: this topic started as an attempt to clarify the naming of this pepper, but through the clarification, some interesting connections became apparent...     I've been calling this TS Morouga Blend because that's how I received my original seed, but this year I think I'll just call it Seven...
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    hybrid C. galapagoense cross

    I thought I'd share one of my own secret projects.  I've created a couple of C. galapagoense crosses.  I'll post a pic of one of the plants soon.  Also, because of my famous lack of growing space, I'll share seed with some other growers for the 2015 season.
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    chinense CPI Bhut Variation

    A few years ago I grew out some Bhut Jolokia seed from the Chile Pepper Institute.   They turned out like this (2011):       I'm curious if other growers have also encountered some variation in growing out their CPI Bhut seed.   How did yours turn out?  Post some pics if you have any...
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    Spicegeist 2014 - The Year of the Bhut

    This year I'm growing primarily bhut/naga types.   Not much to look at now, but thought I'd kick things off since I'm already starting seeds:   Here's my list: Red Bhut Choco Bhut Yellow Bhut Peach Bhut Shabu Jolokia Naga King Naga Morich Naga Suomi Dorset Naga Guwahati Bhut Pale Bhut...
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    Fatalii variation

    All the different colored Fataliis aside, the original yellow Fatalii is a classic.   The bhuts and nagas are often conveniently named to help with the diversity found in that group (Naga Morich, Dorset Naga, etc.).   Sometimes Fatalii variation between strains is subtle, but it can also be...
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    Seeds Intercepted by Homeland Security

    I was happy to find out a package from Australia had arrived only to find some tape sealing it shut with this logo on it:   And then a document letting me know the seeds have been removed and destroyed:   I've had seed arrive from all over the world, but this has never happened to me before. ...
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    Is your pepper a "she" or a "he"?

    She's a 'beaut.  Hot as hell :hell: ... sometimes I see some real masculine language and imagery used to talk about peppers.   Do any of you genderize your peppers?  Do you love your "girls" or admire your "bad boy"?
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    heat Pepper Economics - Why you should stop talking about the "World's Hottest"

    The logic goes like this: people will want the world's hottest pepper, therefore, whatever is declared the world's hottest will immediately have appeal.  I suggest that this is false, based on, amongst other things, the economic "law" of diminishing returns ( The difference between the Red...
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    Have you grown the Nagalah?

    Anyone have experience growing this variety?  I've got some seed and am contemplating including it on my 2014 grow list...
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    chinense The Bih Jolokia Story

    I'm growing a couple bhut-type plants that are putting out pods that are very pale before ripening.   According to this thread, I may have some real Bih Jolokia on my hand: http://thehotpepper.com/topic/5461-big-color-variation-of-super-hots-unripe/   But apparently there are some "Bih Jolokia"...
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    hybrid Successful C. galapagoense Cross

    Here is a seedling whose "father" was a C. galapagoense and "mother" was an F1 cross between a Florida Wild and an unknown Mexican C. annuum (not completely unknown, just one of a handful I was growing last year).  The pubescence on the seedling confirms the success of the cross (at least to...
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    Superhot Future

    A number of us are growing out some really amazing crosses.  All kinds of varieties and strains and different degrees of stability.   In the past names like 7 Pot, Trinidad Scorpion, Bhut, and Naga have served as some kind of indicator, but things seem to be going in a different direction with...
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    water Hot Water Treatment

    I've been reading about Bacterial Leaf Spot and then Hot Water Treatment for seeds.   I'm wondering how much of an issue seed contamination really is from an occasional Bacterial Leaf Spot.   Is hot water treatment for seeds really needed or is it overkill?
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    3-Sided Wedge-Shaped Naga X

    A couple of years ago I grew a wedge-shaped Naga of some sort, Morich or Dorset probably.  I lost the phenotype, but have been trying to recover it.    Does anyone here grow these every year and get a consistent 3-sided wedge shape?  Would love to see some pics if you have any available...
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